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whotuiblf i'ldlisiif.d iiy kkldeit _- ingham * asftyt_v tv^stwys j-wyjaux so 1Â»Â£1 yo i no s4 the wb-frs cvmltiniax is published even tiics sy at tiihke dollaks per annum payable semi irtliually in advance dj"-5io paper will be discontinued until all arrearages sr e paid unless at the discretion of the editors whoever will become responsible for the payment of nine papers shall receive a tenth gratis aiiviaitiskmcnts will be inserted on the customary nouftcauon our jÂ»c<_,w cowege vation to a needy sinful world they saw an increasing population " perishing through lack of knowledge i u they esteenicti jerusalem abovt their chief joy : the prosperity of ion was the crowrt of their desires when the corner-stono of that magnificent edifice was laid it was conse crated to the service of god they bowed the knee and liftedup the hand and heart to the throne of the great lord ofthe harvest.-'that he would send forth laborers into his harvest :" that there on that con lecrated spot a fountain should open the streams whereof would make glad the city of od the most high god heard ancl favored that institution its presidents were great men of loci â€” champions for the cross of christ under god in the hands of an edwards a davis a witherspoon cc it must prosper ; and its pi ous trustees were men of thc same mind three hundred ministers of our holy religion have been educated in that seminary these have sown tho seeds of learning and religion in the various dis tricts of our extensive country chcre god in his providence called them to reside it is not to our purpose nor is it my wish to take uway from any christian denomination what ever as to the church universal " peace bc wilhin her walls and prosperity within he,r pala ces the presbyterian church in the united states of america now consists of one general assembly eloveh synods fifty-four presbyteries more than six hundred learned preachers and nearly twelve hundred congregations trace the matter back ; examine it minutely ; go from the distant streams up to the fountain ; and you will find that all proceeded from the college of new-jeisey as the source no more shall be said on this subject and it may be said without exaggeration or dread of contradiction that from the northern extremi ties of new-york to the alabama south ; from the atlantic ocean to the missouri west a great share of that political moral und religious light which hath been diffused throughout this vast region hath been derived either immediately or ultimately from thc college of new-jersey this " handful of corn in the top of the moun tains hath shaken like the fruit of lebanon ;" and may in less than one hundred years send its fruits the blessings of civil and religious knowledge lo the pacific ocean lord hasten it iu thy time & much hath been done for us by our fathers and predecessors : we cannot rctpiitc them : they rest from their labors and are followed by their works : but we can do for our posterity what they have done for theirs we arc urged on by duty and necessity and encouraged by example we now proceed to show in the 4th and last place that the western part of the state of north-carolina is a favorable situation for a rib lie seminary of learning and that it contains re sources to curry it into effect 1 this is a favorable situation for a public seminary of learning we are a people substan tially united in civil and religious sentiments ao yet of frugal though decent habits in life ; more on an equality than cny other section of the un ion on this side the states of new-england ; none very rich few very poor thc people in private life are not inferior to any of their fellow-citizens as u general information ; few more desirous were they possessed of the means to educate their sons : a country not yet led far astray by the pomp and glitter of high life and fashion ; where it i thought more economical habits may be observed than are in most of our public seats of learning abroad or in some not fur distant prohibiting those that are in moderate circum stances from a liberal education altogether who generally make thc best scholars and the most useful men ; antl poison the minds of some of those whose parents nro wealthy und able to bear the expense â€¢â€¢ a soil suqicicntly fertile " bearing all manner of store :" and finally a climaio which in point of health little if uny inferior to any part of the whole world i hc situation is favorable und 3 it contains resources to carry the intended institution into effect thc country which it is expected will co operate in the design grows daily both in wealth and population in point of agricultural improvement only in its infancy ; and situated as to distance from seaport towns that the substantial supports of life will never command an immoderate price which will fix and continue thc rates of boarding at a reasona ble standard if frugality and economy be intro duced into the system ' wc have said in the foregoing calculation that the twenty counties which may unite in the de sign contain 300,000 souls but it is thought were thc iiihabitanu carefully numbered thc amount would be nearly or altogether 300,000 allowing a householder or head ofa family for every tcn souls lhe number would he 30,000 then one single dollar from each householder would just make up the same sum of 0,000 dol lar many you may say vvill give nothing granted ; but many will give from 5 say to 20 dollars or more ; and will not this muko up the deficiency i thi wihi 30,ooo dollars would perhaps creel all needful buildings to make a beginning lt would not bo as much as the tux pf one year from cath householder and who y3ttherÂ£_vs tlie honor-bit the central assembly at t t tluir b.st session passed an act to establish ft col lege in the western part nf the stat â€” the trustees of this initialed institution of leari.iiu arc hereby ret|iies ted to meet in lincolnton on the ist wednesday of feb ruary next to tu on those measures which may appear calculated to promote die design and to discharge its far a possible that very important trust which their fcllow citizens have reposed in them : and as all is yet to be done and much depends on the first steps that may be taken as all are equally interested iu whatever may tend to the good of lhe present and future generations ; others from each county in the supnosed district besides the trustees are invited also to attend to give us their countenance and their aid in suggesting those means which they may deem most conducive to the prosperity ofthe institution shoidd it unfortunately happen that a failure in the attendance ol the trustees be experi enced af tlieir lirst meeting it may blight it in the bud coul the fervor of its friends and give occasion lo those if sucll there be who are somewhat inimical to sit in derision " they beg'in to build but were not able to finish james mttl-e chairman of the convention at lincolnton " fx3tci.it 8 1321 rey er mclieits address ril.-.clvhell you may say " wc vvill obtain a supply from lhe northern colleges and theological semina ries wc wish prospeiity to them all but most likely our dependence on them need not he great ; they can find room and employment in their own country ; or if they incline to emi grate it ii not likely they will stop with us i'or half a century past how huvi the presbyterian churches been supplied i from thc natives ofour country with a very few exceptions these two southern synods consisting of about fifty mem ber are chiefly natives of our own country â€” and if a succession should bc leept up there is no rational ground lo believe that it vvill origi nate from any olher source it is certainly our duly to lend our aid to relieve the destitute chuichcs ubroiid ; but all will acknowledge that our first and immediate duty is to provide for our no advertisement inserted until it has been paid for r its payment asscmed by some person in this town or its vicinity c_j*all letters to the editors must be post-paid or they will not be attended to new utioas thk subscriber is now opening at his fore in salis bury i general and well selected assortment of dry goods harzw'.irc and medici ,. just received direct from new-york and philadelphia aivi laid in at prices tbat v ; " enable him to sell remark ably low his customers aril thc public are respect fi.ll'v invited to cull anl i i mine for themselves all kimis of country produce received in exchange dee 12 i8-.1j 1 1 murpht at home to went thus the nature of our government the ex tension ofour territory the rapid increase ofour population and above all and most to be de plored the great inequality of gospel ministers to distribute compared vvith the number of im mortal souls to receive the bread of life loudly call for our exertions lhat god hath appointed a public ministry ; that the preaching of the word is an appointed means of salvation ; that under god the ambassadors of christ are thc great pillars on which the building of zion rests ; that without these ambassadors the chariot of tbe everlasting gospel and the whole machinery that is now in moiion to convert the world unto god must stop no intelligent sober-minded christian will deny ancl the order in all the dispensa tions of ihe providence ol god is that the means must precede the end â€” lhc cause must produce the effect the subscriber wishes to rent hi|_fanu together with a dwelling-house and out-houses on the yadkin ki ver immediately at the toll bridge six miles front salis bury on the great road leading from charleston and au gusta to richmond baltimore sec he will let the houses with or without the farm and if desired will hire as many servants as the premises will require near the house is a spring of excellent water which with its elevated situation renders it one of the most healthy seals in the county the size and plan of the house and its local situation are eminently calculated to please travellers and if well kept cannot fail to produce a handsome income to its occupant as it is the object of the proprietor to have a genteel housr of entertainment kept none need apply who can not give a satisfactory assurance of their qualifications â€” terms may be known by appljing to allemong st locke i or to mvself in this town john beaiu),jr salisbury january 15 1821 32 6 v\w-a\iao & hovivh ra-eclly opposite the state rank main-street salisbury rl bu leave to inform tlieir customers and the public â™¦ in general that they have just received from new york a sup i ill of hatches and jewelry consisting of first rate warranted english watches gold jilt and steel watch chains ; seals keys c stars anil eagles for ofticcrs coats and hats ladies hair bracelets gold mounted vvliitc and ; how spangles ; fancy and mourning kings of different patterns amu lets coral garnets and glass heads ear kings sil ver thimbles ste sec a supply of silver spoons soup ladles and sugar tongs constantly kept on hand and also manufactured to any pattern at short notice clocks watches v time-pieces oft-very description can-fully repaired at short notice anil warranted toj"jcc*p tune the siibscribc|-s|-.fcel grateful to the public for favors already r.-tvivad and hope by car â€¢:: attention to merit thc continuaiici of public patronag . curt m t.k1nson hugh h'j-cui 3d tlie smiles of divine providence on a num ber of those literary institutions which have been already established in the united status and the advantages which have resulted from them may encourage us to engage in the same cause in general it may be said that all have been useful in a less or greater degree in the new england stales their private schools and public seats of learning have always been in proportion o the number of inhabitants making provision by law that the education of no one sliould be neglected thus it has been that they have al ways-had a sufficient supply of public characters both in the state and in the church ihcy have exhibited an example well worthy of our imita tion by traiisferiing to their children from one generation to another that knowledge of religion ancl love of liberty which their forefathers brought with them from their native country for your encouragement to prosecute thc in tended object you will now attend to a short his tory of the college of new-jersey this col lege was situated in the village of princeton in the year of our lord 17-16 jonathan belcher was then governor ofthe province and obtained its charter from george 11 king of g britain its lirst commencement consisted of no more than six graduates bul now , in the space of 74 years about 1600 young men have received a liberal education in lhat seminary and without partiality there is no danger in asserting that numbers compared the college of new-jersey has sent forth as many great and good men us any institution of learning upon earth from the presidential chair there is not a station in our government but has been filled by the stu dents of nassau hall from the lirst session of congress in the yeur 74 tbey have been and now are members of that honorable body : they have been sent in the splendid and important character of ambassadors to all lhe courts of eu rope ; they now preside on lhe bench of tlie su preme court of the nation ; in many also of thc supreme courts in lhc several slates t chief ma gistrates in our own and nearly in all other stales : at the bar they have shone wilh a brilliancy of talent and eloquence inferior to none iu the medical department the college of new-jersey can boast of a shippen a rush and a ramsay an example of real patriotism especially for the benefit of the young men and boys in this assembly in a son of nassau hall i take thc lib erty of relating : â€” colonel allen being offered a large reward to leave the american and go over io the british camp nobly replied " i am not worth much ; but low as my price may be the king uf great-britain is not able to make the purchase !" what hath been said as lo the many great and useful men that have been educated in the col lege of new-jersey might very justly excite us as ihe frit nils and lovers of our conjjnon coun try to follow tbe example of its founders but h df bath not been said ; and the main ob ject of the history of that institution on this oc casion hath not yet been brought forward in dulge the prolixity attached to old age and suffer ne to proceed the principal design of the pious founders of the < olk*t**e of new jersey was lo raise up and qualify !. i'.'.l'ul ministers of the new testament to cany ti-c lenign and merciful tidings of al cj the editors of thc raleigh star and richmond enquirer are requested to give the above slc insertions in their respective papers and forward their accounts to this office tor payment the public are respectfully informed that /.. eluiitt and e b hchmiam lock and watch makers fi-om new-york have commenced the above business in its various branches a few doors from the court-house main-street salisbury where all orders in the line ofl their business vvill be thankfully received and with plea 1 sure attended to without delay the subscribers have for sale an assortment of watches jewelry and silver-ware ; consisting of patent-lever and plain watches warranted first quality gold and gilt watch chains seals and keys finger kings ear kings and breast pins of various pat terns ; silver spoons thimbles sleeve buttons steel watch chains 8tc s_c ei.uott & burnham n b clocks watches and timepieces of every de scription carefully repaired and warranted to keep time 30 e & b , salisbury der 12 27 n it hunan hair suitable for making watch chains bdo.lets ml vvantt 1 . for which a liberal price in casii will li â€¢ paid on its delivery at our shop w & 11 state wank of xo\-t\\-cayo\v\\a i vif.mil 2d tantaiiy 1821 resolved that the debtors to this hank antl its branches be required to pay instalments of one fenui of their respective debts on renewal after the 20th instant published by order of the hoard 32tf w h haywood cashier statu of voyt\_a'ftro\ina iredell county maxwell and henry chambers and others petition for vs v the division james irwin robert and biimuel chambers j of lar.d it appearing to the satisfaction of the court that the liefenilants in this case are the inhabitants of other states therefore ordered that publication be made for six weeks in the western carolinian published in the town of salisbury that unless they appear at the next court of pleas and quarter sessions to be held for the county of iredell on the third monday in february 1821 and plead answer or demur to said petition judgment will bc ta ken pro confesso and heard expartc 6vv29 r simonton clerk private the subscriber takes this method of informing his friends and the public in general that he has estab lished himself in the house formerly occupied by the re peter'liaton in the town of huntsville surry county north-carolina and has been at considerable expense in making his rooms commodious and comforta ble for the rece|Â«i_,n of travc hers and all who may fa vor him vvith their cttttom his sideboard is provided with liquors of the ben quality and his stables vvith every thing requisite for horses ; and hopes by particu lar attention to merit a share of public patronage mu.mfokd dejornatt huntsville dec 17 1820 â€” 30tf n b the subscriber continue to carry on the cua inet rusiness and will execute all orders with neatness and despatch for cash credit or country produce ' m 1 state of xo\*tyv-cavo\ma *. mecklenburg county november sessions 1820 jon ii-tvix 0rit?ilial auilc * lltu t . zi c levied on sundry articles arnehm i.kon.j ' it appearing to the court that thc defendant is nol a residentcrof this state t>./er therefore that pub liciition be made three months in the western carolinian that uu defendant appear at the next court to bc held for said county at the court-house in charlotte on fourth monday in february next and replevy and plead to is i.ie or demur otherw ise judgment nal will be entered against him 30)99 a coi-t isaac alexandkk i if c aftk\n xavigation couvpany notice is hereby given that the fifth and sixth in stalments of ten dollars on each share subscribed to the capital st'ick ofthe vailkin navigation tympany arc required by an order of the president anil directors of the said company to bc paid the fifth on or before the 20th day of january next and the sixth on or before the lath day of i'cbruarv next frederick randle treasurer 20th november 1820 6w31 itatli of north-carolina hoivan coiin-rr jesse a pearson and others ~) vs Â£â– in equity fad term 1s20 john piekler and others ) in this case it is ordered that publication bf made for six weeks successively in the western carolinian for william laiighorii one of the defendants to appear at tilt next court and plead answer or demur otherwise , 1'ie bill will be taken pro confe>so against him and heard 1 et parte 6w31 george locke c m e tivj i'ov sa\e folt sae anew stick gig with a sun top ; which will be sold low apply to the printer january 14 1821 4iv32 estate of 1o\m lyoss seu'r notice â€” those persons who have lawful demands against the estate of john itos senior deceasetl are hereto requested to make them known to me on or before the 20lh day of february next si that i may pre pare for settlement few i Â» ish to make a final settlement ofthe estate at february session 1821 jacob brown executor january 10 is21 3w"2r / state of north-carolina jfonnit coiiutii court of eijuily fall tern 1820 six weeks me pprjutlbr alfred lire llrevanl and eiicgenc if eli kershaw deceas lvcrae lohn lav h.r â– > . ' will of john ... vffiffa hotge vaooaeon //? a".Â»-vj will maud the ensiling spring season it mv stable in salisbury i'he terms will be made known in due tÂ»!u . michael ililown salisbury jan 15 1891 v '-> ' '' i i " p^^yiarriel chesniil d^a\.v:d â€” lo appear at , t w ik taken pro locke c m e v.tanks of the various kinds com only in use for sale at the office of thc wjmtzm cumbuk

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whotuiblf i'ldlisiif.d iiy kkldeit _- ingham * asftyt_v tv^stwys j-wyjaux so 1Â»Â£1 yo i no s4 the wb-frs cvmltiniax is published even tiics sy at tiihke dollaks per annum payable semi irtliually in advance dj"-5io paper will be discontinued until all arrearages sr e paid unless at the discretion of the editors whoever will become responsible for the payment of nine papers shall receive a tenth gratis aiiviaitiskmcnts will be inserted on the customary nouftcauon our jÂ»c./er therefore that pub liciition be made three months in the western carolinian that uu defendant appear at the next court to bc held for said county at the court-house in charlotte on fourth monday in february next and replevy and plead to is i.ie or demur otherw ise judgment nal will be entered against him 30)99 a coi-t isaac alexandkk i if c aftk\n xavigation couvpany notice is hereby given that the fifth and sixth in stalments of ten dollars on each share subscribed to the capital st'ick ofthe vailkin navigation tympany arc required by an order of the president anil directors of the said company to bc paid the fifth on or before the 20th day of january next and the sixth on or before the lath day of i'cbruarv next frederick randle treasurer 20th november 1820 6w31 itatli of north-carolina hoivan coiin-rr jesse a pearson and others ~) vs Â£â– in equity fad term 1s20 john piekler and others ) in this case it is ordered that publication bf made for six weeks successively in the western carolinian for william laiighorii one of the defendants to appear at tilt next court and plead answer or demur otherwise , 1'ie bill will be taken pro confe>so against him and heard 1 et parte 6w31 george locke c m e tivj i'ov sa\e folt sae anew stick gig with a sun top ; which will be sold low apply to the printer january 14 1821 4iv32 estate of 1o\m lyoss seu'r notice â€” those persons who have lawful demands against the estate of john itos senior deceasetl are hereto requested to make them known to me on or before the 20lh day of february next si that i may pre pare for settlement few i Â» ish to make a final settlement ofthe estate at february session 1821 jacob brown executor january 10 is21 3w"2r / state of north-carolina jfonnit coiiutii court of eijuily fall tern 1820 six weeks me pprjutlbr alfred lire llrevanl and eiicgenc if eli kershaw deceas lvcrae lohn lav h.r â– > . ' will of john ... vffiffa hotge vaooaeon //? a".Â»-vj will maud the ensiling spring season it mv stable in salisbury i'he terms will be made known in due tÂ»!u . michael ililown salisbury jan 15 1891 v '-> ' '' i i " p^^yiarriel chesniil d^a\.v:d â€” lo appear at , t w ik taken pro locke c m e v.tanks of the various kinds com only in use for sale at the office of thc wjmtzm cumbuk